SlutWalk

and harassment of women. Last year, women and men held " SlutWalks " in South Africa, joining an international campaign against the notion that a woman's appearance can excuse attacks. " SlutWalks " originated in Toronto, Canada, where they were sparked

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An international series of protests known as SlutWalks , sparked by a Toronto police officer's flippant comment that women should avoid dressing like "sluts" to avoid being raped or victimized, is taking root in the United States. Some women and men who protest dress in nothing more remarkable than jeans and T-shirts, while others wear provocative or revealing outfits to bring attention to "slut-shaming," or shaming women for being sexual, and the treatment of sexual assault victims. Is slut a derogatory term?

The Slut Walk came to Boston Saturday. It followed on the heels of a similar event in Toronto earlier this month, where women rallied in response to a comment made by a representative of the police that "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised". One of their goals, ...

The Slut Walk came to Boston Saturday. It followed on the heels of a similar event in Toronto earlier this month, where women rallied in response to a comment made by a representative of the police that "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised". One of their goals, ...

deserving' to be assaulted due to their behaviour or appearance," Heather Jarvis, a movement co-founder, wrote to CTV. The Slutwalk protest was organized in part in response to comments made in January by police Constable Michael Sanguinetti. Speaking to students